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| Date: | Saturday 16 March 2024 |
| Time: | 15:02 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A23-24 Musketeer Super III |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N200AG |
| MSN: | MA-285 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Somerset County Airport (2G9), Somerset, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Somerset County Airport, PA (2G9) |
| Somerset County Airport, PA (2G9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot owned the airplane and was receiving instruction in it. The student pilot was attempting to land in a gusty wind on runway 25, a 5,002-ft-long, 75-ft-wide, asphalt runway. The airplane initially touched down on the runway, but then “ballooned” back into the air. The airplane subsequently drifted right off the runway and the student pilot attempted abort the landing; however, the airplane descended and struck a runway sign. It came to rest upright in a grass area between the runway and the taxiway. Postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed that the left flap and left main landing gear had separated. Additionally, the left wing and right elevator sustained substantial damage. The examination did not reveal evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions. The recorded wind about the time of the accident was from 250° at 11 knots, gusting to 19 knots.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control, and the flight instructor’s lack of remedial action during a landing attempt in a gusty wind, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193967
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N200AG
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2024 12:37 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 23-Mar-2024 20:10 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Accident report] |
| 01-Jun-2024 21:40 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category, Photo] |
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